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EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Seniors will gather at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in St. Anthony&#8217;s Center for their Christmas party. Bring non-perishable food items or cash donations to donate to the food pantry.FALLS: The Falls Active Adult Center, SR 92, Exeter Township, will host State Representative Aaron Kaufer at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.17, for a lunch and learn session. He will give legislative updates and answer questions.Their will be a birthday celebration at lunch on Friday, Dec. 18. Santa will visit at 1 p.m.A New Years Eve special lunch and party will be held on Thursday, Dec. 31.KINGSTON: The Kingston Active Adult Center, 335 Third Avenue, will host their Christmas Party from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the gallery in the Pierce Street Deli. Entertainment will be provided by George Rittenhouse. Cost is $24 per person and includes a full buffet. Call the center at 570-287-1102 for more information and to register.LUZERNE COUNTY: Sponsored by the Home Instead Senior Care&#174; office serving Luzerne County, the Be a Santa to a Senior&#174; program provides gifts and companionship for lonely and isolated seniors.You can find a Be A Santa To a Senior tree at the following locations: Walgreens, 400 Wilkes Barre Township Boulevard, Wilkes Barre; Walgreens, 201 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston; Walgreens, 2460 Memorial Highway, Dallas; Walmart, 390 Hwy 315, Pittston.The trees will feature ornaments with seniors&#8217; first names and their gift requests. Holiday shoppers take an ornament, buy the items listed and return them unwrapped, with the ornament attached, to the store.For more information visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com or call 570-714-4260.LUZERNE/LACKAWANNA COUNTIES: The Medicare annual enrollment period ends Friday.APPRISE volunteers are holding open enrollment events through local Area Agencies on Aging across the Commonwealth to help understand the different Medicare health insurance and prescription drug plans available.Call 1-800-783-7067, or visit www.aging.pa.gov.Medicare beneficiaries can also complete their own plan comparisons by accessing the plan finder tool on the Medicare website at www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan, or call 1-800-MEDICARE 24 hours a day, seven days a week.NANTICOKE: The Rose Tucker Active Adult Center, 145 E. Green Street, will hold a holiday decorating party at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.There will be exercising at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday with Birchwood Nursing &amp; Rehab Center.Alyssa from Home Instead Senior Care will be at the center at 11:25 a.m. to speak on senior fraud.Students from College Misericordia will be on hand at 1:30 p.m. on Friday to spend time with the senior community.The annual holiday party will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Shawnee Room, Main Street in Plymouth. The cost is $23 for a family style meal and cash bar. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Bernie Castle.There will be raffle baskets and door prizes. Call Gail or Laura at 570-735-1670 for information and reservations.A holiday luncheon party will be served at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 9.Guardian Elder Care will be at the center at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, for an exercise program, and at 12:45 p.m. for bingo and cookies.Safety around the holidays will be discussed at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, with Kristi from Traditional Home Health &amp; Hospice.Exercise at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, with Birchwood Nursing &amp; Rehab Center. Lisa will be at the center at 11:15 a.m. from Manor Care to discuss beating the holiday blues.Celebrate candy cane day on Tuesday, Dec. 22, by wearing red and white.There will be cookies and cocoa at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, for Christmas Eve.The center is closed on Friday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas.PITTSTON: St Joseph&#8217;s Senior Social Club and Unlimited Travel are having a bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Dinner Theater on Wednesday. There will be a holiday show, full course meal, dessert table, includes taxes, tips and bus.PITTSTON: The Pittston Active Adult Center is selling tickets now for the annual Christmas party at Jenkins Township Social Hall to be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. Doors open at noon and the cost is $25. A family style dinner will be served and music will be provided by George Tarasik Orchestra. Soda and wine are included.Donations are being accepted for &#8220;Toys For Tots.&#8221; To donate a toy drop it off during the centers hours of operation.A trip is planned to Sight &amp; Sound Theater in Lancaster to see the new production of &#8220;Samson&#8221; on Wednesday, April 27. For further details or make reservations contact Connie Kokinda at 570-655-5561.PLAINS: Plains Senior Citizens Project Head met at St. Bernardine Hall, SS. Peter and Paul&#8217;s Parish with 62 members in attendance. The Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul, Father Jack Lambert, was guest.The next meeting will be on Wednesday. Plans are being made for the Christmas party, which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 13. Details of the party will be given at this meeting.Host and hostesses will be Helen Balestrini, Mike Boncheck, Pat Boncheck, Stella Cappelini and Ann Wielgopolski, and are asked to be at the Hall by 11:30 a.m. to set up refreshments.PLYMOUTH: The Rose Tucker Active Adult Center will hold its annual Christmas party from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, at Happy Pizza in the Shawnee Room, Main Street.A family style dinner will be served, and a cash bar is offered. There will be door prizes, raffles and entertainment by Bernie Castle. All are welcome.The cost is $23 per person. Call 570-735-1670 for reservations between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.SCRANTON: The Marywood University Lifelong Learners have a trip scheduled for Friday to the Fairmont Park at Christmas.Buses leave at 8 a.m. from Marywood University with pick up at the Pittston Park and Ride. For reservations call 570-383-0544.WILKES-BARRE: The St. Bellarmine senior&#8217;s will host their Christmas party at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Konefal&#8217;s. The cost is $12 for members and $20 for guests.

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